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Homemade Moisturizing Vanilla Lip Balm

November 23, 2015 Updated on September 25, 2019 By Beth K 28 Comments This post contains affiliate links.

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This sweet and replenishing homemade moisturizing vanilla lip balm is simple to make yourself with just a few ingredients, and it’s amazing at keeping your kisser healthy. It’s also perfect for colder weather when our lips need a little extra nourishment. 

Moisturizing Vanilla Lip Balm from RecipeswithEssentialOils.com

Our tried and true (and loved!) recipe features two of our all-time favorite carrier oils, Avocado Oil and Coconut Oil. Both moisturize and enrich your skin’s softness for hours. Plus, we added a boost of vitamin E for extra beautiful and silky lips.

This balm goes on smooth and you can feel it giving you that extra layer of moisture. Plus, the beeswax is perfect for holding in all that moisture and creating a barrier against wind and dryness.

The Bergamot and Geranium essential oils in this recipe are used not only for their uplifting, sweet, and citrusy floral aroma but also because they are perfect for tender skin.

Moisturizing Vanilla Lip Balm from RecipeswithEssentialOils.com

Can you use other essential oils? YES!

Here’s a couple of ideas to get you thinking:

  • Lavender
  • Elemi
  • Rose
  • Orange
  • Grapefruit
  • Peppermint

And, don’t be afraid to use this lip balm on your whole family. All the ingredients (as written below) are regarded for being gentle and appropriate even for sensitive skin.

This recipe is super simple, but you will need a few special tools on hand to make sure it comes together perfectly.

  • Precise, digital kitchen scale – Your food scale needs to measure down to 1 gram since that’s the unit we use for this recipe.
  • Lip Balm Tubes – I love these tubes we found. They’re ready to use and quite inexpensive.

lip-balm-tubesYou can also check out the ingredients list below where we link to products that work great in this recipe.

New to essential oils? Learn more about how we use them and why you should use them as well.

Moisturizing Vanilla Lip Balm

Ingredients

  • 7 grams avocado oil
  • 5 grams shea butter
  • 5 grams beeswax
  • 3 grams coconut oil
  • 1 gram vitamin E oil
  • 2 drops vanilla extract
  • 2 drops Bergamot essential oil
  • 1 drop Geranium essential oil

Directions

  • In a double boiler, combine the avocado oil, shea butter, beeswax, coconut oil, vitamin E oil, and vanilla. Stir until completely melted.
  • Remove from heat and stir in essential oils.
  • Pour into lip stick tubes. Allow to cool completely before use. Makes 4 tubes.

And, these Vanilla Lip Balms make for a great gift idea for birthdays, holidays, wedding showers and more!

Vanilla Lip Balm Holiday Gift Idea

Or make them a little fancier with some cute decorative stickers for lip balm tubes (or rollerballs!)…

Moisturizing Vanilla Lip Balm from RecipeswithEssentialOils.com

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Comments

  1. Tabitha says

    November 10, 2016 at 4:36 am

    What kind of vanilla extract do you use? Can you link to a reputable brand?

    Reply
    • Beth K says

      November 11, 2016 at 4:22 pm

      We make our own vanilla extract. You can find great directions here.

      Reply
  2. J says

    November 13, 2016 at 10:55 am

    Can I also use other oils? I don’t have Geranium and Bergamot.

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Beth K says

      November 14, 2016 at 1:19 pm

      You sure can! Use any combination you like and let us know what you come up with. We’d love to hear your success story!

      Reply
  3. Mandy says

    December 7, 2016 at 11:18 pm

    What can be substituted for the coconut oil? (Allergies here…)

    Also, have you found a shea butter brand that does not have a cocoa-is scent (is that even a thing)?

    Reply
    • Beth K says

      February 2, 2017 at 10:08 pm

      You could possibly try Rosehip Seed Oil or Olive oil to see how firm the lip balm sets. If it’s not firm enough you can just melt the first try again and add in a touch more beeswax.

      I don’t have any negative feelings about the scent of the shea butter linked in our recipe, but please let us know if you find one you love!

      Reply
  4. Shabana says

    February 14, 2017 at 5:01 am

    Where I buy the ingredients thanks
    Shabana

    Reply
    • Jenn says

      February 14, 2017 at 3:07 pm

      The ingredients are linked in the recipe above (in pink) to where we purchase the items.

      Reply
  5. Ray says

    February 22, 2017 at 11:57 pm

    Hi, how many of those lip balm tubes can we get from the recipe?

    Can I completely omit the vanilla extract and will this affect the recipe?

    Reply
    • Jenn says

      March 15, 2017 at 6:23 pm

      The recipe states 4 tubes. We did not create this recipe without vanilla, so you could experiment with changes if you’d like. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Colette says

    March 25, 2017 at 9:35 pm

    Can you make this without beeswax? Allergic to it. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jenn says

      March 31, 2017 at 5:04 pm

      We have not tested this recipe without beeswax, so I can’t help you with that. If you do experiment, be sure to let us know the results! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Terri says

    August 11, 2017 at 7:10 pm

    Looks like a great recipe but don’t have scale. Wish ingredients were in standard measurements.

    Reply
  8. Cathy says

    September 22, 2017 at 12:09 pm

    Can you use cocoa butter?

    Reply
    • Beth K says

      September 26, 2017 at 2:39 pm

      I love cocoa butter. That would be great in place of the shea butter in this recipe. Try this one that we love (affiliate link) – https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Foods-7680-Butter-7-Ounce/dp/B004X8IFUW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1506454722&sr=8-11&keywords=cocoa+butter&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=recwitessoil-20&linkId=67781e60135be20d81a23095554326b5

      Reply
  9. Aliceson says

    October 5, 2017 at 4:24 pm

    Can u just use coconut oil beeswax and vanilla extract

    Reply
    • Beth K says

      October 16, 2017 at 11:40 am

      We’ve not tested that combination but give it a go and let us know how it turns out! 🙂

      Reply
  10. JoAnn Adams says

    October 18, 2017 at 8:00 am

    Would bergamot be ok to use, if you’re going to be out in the sun?

    Reply
    • Beth K says

      October 18, 2017 at 10:03 am

      I’ve never had an issue with it causing problems, but if you’d like to substitute then you could substitute Lavender with great success.

      Reply
  11. Chris says

    December 9, 2017 at 4:04 pm

    Is there any way to convert this recipe if you don’t have scales? Would really like to try this

    Reply
    • Recipes With Essential Oils says

      January 23, 2018 at 10:50 am

      Hi Chris! We found a scale to be the most accurate since we were using such small amounts. We have not converted the recipe, but we may consider it.
      Thanks! ~ Diana

      Reply
  12. Donaria says

    December 19, 2017 at 9:07 pm

    I used pure vanilla extract in a lip balm recipe and it separated and leaked out the bottom of the tube. Did I do something wrong? can I try something different? I was considering purchasing vanilla oleoresin for lip balm purposes, do you think this would work better?

    Reply
    • Diana M says

      February 8, 2018 at 11:20 am

      What kind of vanilla extract did you use? We tested this with a homemade version. The quality of the vanilla is important since most store bought vanillas contain corn syrup. That may be the cause of the separation.

      Reply
  13. Liz says

    March 22, 2018 at 10:24 am

    Hello,
    Which coconut oil have you used?
    The liquid one in the plastic bottle or the solid one in the glass jars?
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Diana M says

      March 22, 2018 at 4:31 pm

      Hi Liz! For this recipe we used solid (nor fractionated) coconut oil in a jar and melted it down. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  14. Marty says

    April 5, 2018 at 11:49 pm

    I converted recipe and came up with this: Doubled everything in grams and converted to teaspoon. 14g avocado oil is 2.94 tsp. 10g she’s butter and beeswax is 2.12 tsp. 6g coconut oil is 1.26 tsp. 2g vitamin E oil is.43 tsp. Just double vanilla and essential oils, best I can do

    Reply
    • Mcap says

      April 15, 2018 at 5:58 am

      Avocado oil is 2.94 tsp, Shea butter is 2.12 tsp, beeswax is 2.12 tsp, coconut oil is 1.26 tsp, vitamin E oil is.43 tsp, vanilla extract is 4 drops, essential oils 2 drops each

      Reply
      • Mcap says

        April 15, 2018 at 6:04 am

        I really like this lip balm, moisturizing is a good word for it. Makes your lips nice and soft and Bye Bye to chapped lips. I made a couple more balms but this one is Best

        Reply

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